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Country Migration Profiles

Country Migration Profiles

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Whether as migrant-sending or migrant-receiving locations—or both—many countries have rich, complex international and internal migration histories. MPI's online journal, the Migration Information Source, offers profiles of more than 70 nations. Written by leading scholars, these profiles delve into countries' migration histories, demographics, policymaking, and more.

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November 1, 2005
Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society
By Brian Ray
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November 1, 2005
Colombia: In the Crossfire
By Myriam Bérubé
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October 1, 2005
Maroc: De pays d'emigration vers passage migratoire africain vers l'Europe
By Hein de Haas
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October 1, 2005
The Netherlands: Death of a Filmmaker Shakes a Nation
By Joanne van Selm
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October 1, 2005
Morocco: From Emigration Country to Africa's Migration Passage to Europe
By Hein de Haas
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August 1, 2005
The Czech Republic: From Liberal Policy to EU Membership
By Dusan Drbohlav
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July 1, 2005
Israel: Balancing Demographics in the Jewish State
By Martha Kruger
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June 1, 2005
Georgia Looks West, But Faces Migration Challenges at Home
By Joanne van Selm

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August 9, 2011
Working Hard for the Money: Bangladesh Faces Challenges of Large-Scale Labor Migration

The realities of poverty, underemployment, and a large working-age population mean that international labor migration is an expected and necessary part of life for many Bangladeshi men and women. Nazli Kibria of Boston University explains the challenges and opportunities facing Bangladesh as the small nation struggles to balance the need for economic migration and its resulting remittances with the protection of its citizens abroad.

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May 31, 2011
China: An Emerging Destination for Economic Migration

Ronald Skeldon of the University of Sussex maps out the past and present migration patterns of China — the source of tens of millions of migrants around the globe — and discusses the country's budding status as an immigrant-receiving nation.

Profile
January 31, 2011
Finland's Balancing Act: The Labor Market, Humanitarian Relief, and Immigrant Integration

Arno Tanner of the Finnish Immigration Service and the Universities of Helsinki, and Tampere discusses the historical and current state of migration to and from Finland, and the country's immigration policy priorities going forward.

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August 31, 2010
Jordan: A Refugee Haven

In addition to Palestinians, Jordan also hosts forced migrants from Iraq, especially since the 2003 U.S. invasion, as well as Lebanon. Géraldine Chatelard of the Institut français du Proche-Orient examines Jordan's large refugee population, emigration and remittances, labor migration to Jordan, and the government's migration-management policies in this updated profile.

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June 30, 2010
Nigeria: Multiple Forms of Mobility in Africa's Demographic Giant

This West African nation deals with a range of migration issues, from massive internal and regional migration to brain drain and a large, well-educated diaspora in the West that its government sees as key to future development. Blessing U. Mberu of the African Population and Health Research Center and Roland Pongou of Brown University take a comprehensive look at migration issues in Africa's most populous country.

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Articles
November 1, 2005

Colombia: In the Crossfire

Colombia's ongoing armed conflict has caused millions to leave the country, both as economic migrants and as refugees; millions more have been internally displaced. While the government struggles with these issues, it is also courting Colombians abroad. Myriam Bérubé reports.

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November 1, 2005

Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society

A steady stream of research since the 2001 census has highlighted the ways in which Canada is changing socially and demographically. In this updated profile, Brian Ray of the University of Ottawa examines debates over highly skilled migrants, the latest refugee numbers, and integration trends.
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October 1, 2005

Morocco: From Emigration Country to Africa's Migration Passage to Europe

A source for Europe's labor needs since the 1960s, Moroccan migrants and their remittances are central to the economy back home. But as Hein de Haas of Radboud University Nijmegen explains, Morocco is also becoming a transit and immigration country for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

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October 1, 2005

The Netherlands: Death of a Filmmaker Shakes a Nation

Since the murder of Theo van Gogh in 2004, the debate on immigrant integration has become more intense. MPI Senior Policy Analyst Joanne van Selm provides the latest developments in this updated Country Profile.

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October 1, 2005

Maroc: De pays d'emigration vers passage migratoire africain vers l'Europe

Lors de la deuxième moitié du 20me siècle, le Maroc s'est transformé en l'un des principaux pays d'émigration du monde. Les marocains constituent une communauté de migrants parmi les plus larges et plus dispersées en Europe de l'ouest.

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August 1, 2005

The Czech Republic: From Liberal Policy to EU Membership

After its independence in 1993, the Czech Republic became home to tens of thousands of economic migrants. But as Dušan Drbohlav of Charles University reports, tighter restrictions and new laws in accordance with EU standards have not resolved the problems of illegal and transit migration.
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July 1, 2005

Israel: Balancing Demographics in the Jewish State

Israel is home to Jews and Jewish immigrants as well as Israeli Arabs, Palestinian refugees, and others. But the arrival of foreign workers in the 1990s has further complicated the country's migration issues, as Martha Kruger reports.
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June 1, 2005

Shaping Brazil: The Role of International Migration

South America's largest country has experienced waves of immigration and, more recently, emigration. But Brazil has not proactively addressed new migration patterns, including increases in illegal immigrants. Ernesto Friedrich Amaral of the University of Texas at Austin and Wilson Fusco of Universidade Estadual de Campinas report.

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